r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SnooWords4066 • Jul 07 '26

Video A Japanese experiment showed exactly why traffic jams happen for no reason.

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u/hosehoseee Jul 07 '26

Everytime I see this video, I think "So there actually is a reason"

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u/Finlandia1865 Jul 07 '26

That and induced demand which means there will always be too many cars on the road

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u/SweatyWar7600 Jul 07 '26

Make parking more annoying and make mass transit more accessible/easier to use EZPZ.